Military Reserve Force (North Macedonia)
| Reserve Forces | |
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| Резервни сили | |
| Active | April 1, 1992 - Present |
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Allegiance | ARM |
| Size | 26,000[1] |
| Part of | Reserve forces command |
| Nickname(s) | Reserves, (Macedonian: Резервисти) |
| Colors | Khaki-Green |
| Engagements | 2001 Albanian Unrest |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Kjiro Kalkov[2] |
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The Military Reserve Force (Macedonian: Резервисти на АРМ, romanized: Rezervisti na ARM, lit. 'Reservists of the ARM') is a military unit of North Macedonia. It is part of Army of the Republic of Macedonia's Joint Operational Command. The organization was formed from the Territorial Defense units of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia.
Mission
- Unit of the ARM from a priority reserve designed to defend the sovereignty and integrity of the Republic of North Macedonia
- It provides carrying out of attack and defense actions on the entire territory of the Republic of North Macedonia
- The 3rd Infantry Brigade personnel is professional and from the reserve
Tasks
- Continuation of the planned transformation and restructuring of the brigade and bringing the training close to NATO standards
- Training of the brigade commands and units
- Recruiting and equipping the brigade with material and technical resources and men
2001 Albanian Unrest
Ten reservists were killed in the Karpalak Massacre and three were wounded.[3] A monument was built in their home town of Prilep in 2013.[4]
See also
Gallery
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Military Reserve Force in 2001 in Arachinovo
References
- ^ THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA AND ITS REFORMS. Metodi Stamboliski, Ilija Nikolovski, James Baxter, Nano Ruzin, Fred Stephans, Loran Ivanovski.
- ^ Commandant of the Reserve Forces (in Macedonian) Army of the Republic of North Macedonia.
- ^ "Тринаесет години од загинувањето на македонските резервисти кај Карпалак". Fokus (in Macedonian). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Споменик за масакрираните резервисти во Прилеп". Sitel (in Macedonian). 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2025.